Child&#39;s vehicle



M. SKOLNIK.

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APPLICATION FILED OCT. 18,4919.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

ATTORNEYS,

IVI. SKOLNIK.

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MAX SKOLNIK, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

CHILDS VEHICLE.

Specification of `Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

Application led October 18, 1919. Serial No. 331,687.

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Be it known that I, MAX SKOLNIK, a citizen of the United States.residing atMinneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inChildrens Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a childs vehicle Y and an object is to provide adevice of this character which may be propelled by the child when seatedin the vehicle and which has a seat adapted to be swung do`wn toconstitute a portion of the bottom of the body oi the vehicle so as tobe out of the way when the child draws the vehicle by means of a handlemember attached to the front. Other objects are to provide elicientmeans for propelling and steering the vehicle.

The full objects and advantages of my invention will appear inconnection with the detailed description thereof andthe novel featuresembodied in my inventive idea will be particularly pointed out in theclaims.y

In the accompanying drawings,- Figure l is a view partly in sideelevation and partly in longitudinal section showing the seat in itsraised position. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is a rear elevationalview. F ig. 4 is a front elevational view with the central portion shownin section. Fig. 5 is a side elevational view in which the seat has beenswung down. Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view oi a detail. Fig. 7 is ahorizontal sectional view of a catch device.

Referring to the particular construction shown .in the drawings, 10designates a bodymember or box of the vehicle to the rear portion ofwhich are secured depending brackets 12 and 14, the lower-ends of whichare provided with bearings to receive an axle 16. A rear wheel 2O issecured to one end oi the axle and a rear wheel .18 is loosely mountedupon the other end of the axle. A bevel gear 22 secured to the axlemeshes with a bevel gear 24 rotatably mounted upon a rod 26 dependingfrom the rear portion of the box 10 and secured thereto in suitablemanner. A crank pin 28 .is secured to the lower face of the gear 24 andthis pin extends through the rear end of a connecting rod 30 whose frontend is pivoted to the lower end of a lever 32 having its upper endpivoted to a bracket 34 secured tothe underside of the box 10. The

lever 32 is provided with a socket 36 adapted to receive the lower endof a stick or handle member 38 for operating the driving connectionsleading to the rear shaft 16 for the purpose of propelling the vehicle.A seat 40 is pivotally attached to the upper ends of bars 42, the lowerends of which are pivoted to the sides'of the box 10. Stops 44 withinthe sides oi' the box are engaged by bars 42 so that the seat isprevented from swinging back beyond its proper raised position. lVhenthe handle member 38 is removed from the socket 36 the seat may beswung' down iiatwise so as to constitute a portion of the bottom of thebox l0 and cover an opening 46 in thc front portion of the bottom. Frontwheels 48 and 50 are rotatably mounted upon an axle or rod 52 and thesewheels are much closer together than the rear wheels and are spaced fromeach other by a block 54 the lower end of which is secured to the rod 52by staples 56. A king bolt 58 passes through a block 60 secured to theunder side of the box l0 and this king bolt extends through the upperportion of the block 54 into an opening therein and is secured by a nut62 whereby the front wheels are mounted so that they may turn forsteering purposes. The front wheels are held upon the rod 52 bycylindrical blocks 64 and 66 secured to the outer portions of the rod,and these blocks constitute foot rests whereby the child may steer thevehicle when sitting on the seat 40 after the latter has been placed inits raised position. A bracket 68 is secured to the front of the block54 and this bracket is provided with a catch device 70 adapted toreceive one end of the handle member 38 when this member is removed fromthe socket 36. The end of the handle member may be suitably shaped forcoperation with the catch device.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understoodfrom the foregoing description. When the seat is in the raised positionshown in Fig. l the child may sit thereon and by moving the handlemember back and forth may propel the vehicle. By resting the feet uponthe members 64 and 66 the vehicle is readily steered by pushing with onefoot or the other according to the direction in which it is desired tosteer the vehicle. lVhen the child wishes to draw the vehicle as anordinary wagon the handle lmember 38 is removed and attached as atongue, as shown in Fig. 5, the catch 70 serving to detachably hold itin place. The seat is then swung for wardly and downwardly so as tocover the open space 46, and the entire portion of the box l0 may thenbe conveniently used for containing articles.

I claim: Y

l. A childs vehicle comprising a body member, an axle supported from therear of said body member, wheels mounted on said axle, an operatingmember pivoted to said body member, driving connections between saidoperating member and said rear axle,`said operating member beingprovided with a socket, means for supporting the front of the vehicle,an attaching member secured to the front of the vehicle, and a handlemember adapted to be held by said attaching member for pulling thevehicle or to be inserted in said socket for use in propelling thevehicle.

2. Achilds vehiclev comprising a body member, an axle supported from therear of said body member, wheels mounted on said axle, a leverpivoted tosaid body `member, driving connections between said lever and said rearaxle, said lever being provided with a socket, a front axle attached tosaid body member'-or swinging movement in a horizontal plane, guidingwheels mounted on said front axle, a catch device mounted on said axlefor swinging movement therewith, anda handle member adapted to be heldby said catch or to be inserted in said socket as desired. l

3. A childs vehicle comprising a body member having a box-like portion,an axle supported Vfrom the rear of said body member, wheels mounted onsaid axle, an operating member pivoted to the under side of said bodymember, driving connections between said operating member and said rearaxle, said operating member being provided with a socket, a handlemember adapted to be inserted in said socket for use in propelling thevehicle, a seat pivoted to said body member, said Vseat being adapted tooccupy erating member pivoted to the under side of said body member,driving connections between said operating member a-nd said rear axle,said operating member being provided with a socket, a* handle memberadapted to be inserted in said socket for use in propelling the vehicle,a seat pivoted to said body member, said seat being adapted `to occupy araised position at the rear of said handle member when in place, and tobe swung forwardly to complete the box of the body memberwhen saidVhandle is removed, a front axle attached to said body member forswinging movement in a horizontal plane, guiding wheels mounted on saidfront axle, and foot rests mounted on the outer por tions of saidfrontaxle.

In testimonywhereof I hereunto aiiix my signature.

. SKOLNIK.`

